Example sentences of "[pron] sat [adv prt] with [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sat up with a gasp and blew her nose hard ; then , since he was close , she rested her aching head against his ample stomach . |
| 2 | Then she remembered ; the car , the box , the head , she sat up with a start only to clatter back down again . |
| 3 | She sat up with a start , blinking , to find the room full of electric light again , and her host occupied in turning off the lamps , his face streaked with oil and his black hair wildly untidy , but with an air of triumph about him which she registered with some amusement . |
| 4 | When Grace Farrier rose from the table , the men rose with her , and when , a few minutes later , she entered the drawing room she sat down with a sigh , for she was wondering how long Aunt Nessy 's stay would be this time . |
| 5 | They sat down with a glass each before making the final assault on the stacking of the dishwasher ready for Mrs Thrigg in the morning . |
| 6 | Fearon 's eyes opened fully and he sat up with a jerk , swore , rubbed his hand over his black curls and squinted at her . |
| 7 | She watched covertly as he sat down with a drink on the opposite side of the room from her and then proceeded carefully to avoid her eye , by turning to talk to the person seated on the sofa beside him . |
| 8 | Then he sat down with a thump , his legs sticking straight out in front of him . |
| 9 | He sat down with a crash and Ingram got shakily to his feet . |
| 10 | He sat down with a sigh , rubbing one hand over his eyes . |
| 11 | Then he sat down with a cup of coffee . |
| 12 | Maurice , in the way of business , knew too many , rather than too few , people , but when he imagined living without friends , he sat down with the whisky in the dark . |